i think were all sick of these disgusting, hateful ads from mccain . its even worse that he is even proud of it.

McCain campain has figured out that election is about Obama. It does not matter what McCain is talking about. No one will pay attention to him, at least not the media. Now, McCain campain is trying to define Obama. Since Obama is like a blank sheet, you can write or paint anything on it. There will be fight on defining Obama. No one will know what is real Obama. Except two autobiography books, Obama has left very little for people to examine.

Obama campain will try to paint Obama as the angele that is coming to rescue Americans from the current trouble while McCain campain will do the opposite.

How many of those donors who gave a $1000 or more did so IN SMALL INCREMENTS?

Does that make them "big donors" or does that make them small donors who are really excited to give $25 a month?

CNN, can't you do at least minimal analysis on some of these statements before repeating them like a parrot?

This is how the tribal wars in Africa usually start. One tribal leader starts spreading venom, inticing his followers and the party begins … Kenya, Rwanda ….. Way to go America!!

right on, that is exactly what McCain's campaign is doing!

The GOP has become so cynical, they don't even try to come out with a positive message.

Instead they insult millions of regular Americans who are backing Obama because they believe in bringing a change to Washington.

Rather than talking down to voters, John McCain and his campaign should focus on their own message: what are they offering the American People other than 4 more years of Bush/Cheney policies?

As an Obama Supporter i Agree … i have been called a sheep, a blind follower, a Obamabot, you name it .. just for supporting Obama

I'm a graduate of a great university, and am very frugal–cheap, you might say. I've given my money to Barack Obama's campaign because the end result is worth it. If my money will help in any way to take our country back, I consider it money well spent.

Considering the way Barack's running his campaign, I'd say I have the best of the bargain.

Barack the Vote 08

With Obama we get issues.

With McCain we get frat boy party jokes.

Who's ready to lead?

OBAMA 08

"Doug, New Jersey August 11th, 2008 4:42 pm ET

Is the media going to mention the web donors and the fact that many have come from countries in the Middle East? Didn't think so"

Well Doug, you seem to be a mindless Republican kool aid drinker. You have to be a U.S. citizen in order to donate. I bet the 75,000 fans in Oregon were all really terrorists that Barack flew over. People really really like him because they really really hate people like you and Bush and McCain.

McCain has insulted me. Thank you Barack for standing up for me.

If the limit on individual donation is $2300, then donations less than $2300 is SMALL!

And small donors are the ones who have been fueling the Obama Campaign!

Some media personnels are so much without principle and virtue that they will go to any extreme to be negative.

From where in hell does a $1000 donation comes into play?
Of what relevance is $1000.

$1000 is not a benchmark of any sort. Just something that arises in the negative mindset of journalists.

Even if 2/3 of 2 million is A LOT of small donors!
It's better than all the campaign reform legislations had ever achieved!

McRove lives…….

I did not see the ad as insulting to anyone….I think it was a clever way to show how no matter what, fans are going to always be fans…Obama has his followers and call it what you want, some flaws and inconsistencies in his platform…that does not matter, his supporters will still follow…..just like BS and PH…for all thier questionable antics many would consider as "questionable", their fans are still looking the other way and following them. It wasn't insult-just a fact!!! Obama is not that great compared to other past candidates, he's just new and viewed as "cool" to many who does not really know his stance on issues-all they know is he "stands for change'…now all you Obama supporters, please defend this…Why won't he face McCain in town hall meetings? Why is he afraid to go on Fox news and face O'Reilly or Hannity? We know why!!!

It is insulting and at the same time energizing. Let them keep insulting us. It is a sign of deep desperation in the McCain camp. Obama supporters are intelligent, informed and mobilized. We give money, we register voters, we inform neighbors of Obama's positions and policy plans, we work together with the common hope of saving the America we love. Obama asks us to take responsibility for our future, as functioning, adult citizens, and in return our opinions are asked for and respected. It's a refreshing model for citizen government in a very jaded world.

Thank you, Obama. Obama 08! Democrat 08!

Oh we are definately not mindless fans! We are the most informed and aware voters this country has ever had. We have access to more information than ever before.We see what McMonger is doing! He lies with impunity. We also see the poles are fixed to make the race appear to be close. Does anyone know anyone who was ever called? We are the American people who know full well what That hawkish McBush would do if he got his stubby little hands on his very own army!

The real question should be, why is the press ignoring John McCain’s infidelity. He cheated on his first wife who was disfigured in an accident with his current wife as well as many other women at the time he was still married to wife #1. He is running for office and is a seated US Senator (although he hasn’t shown up for work in over two months).

Sometimes experience is not always the best quality.
Sometimes a person is a natural leader, like Mandela,
or Marthen Luther King.
This time that leader is Barack Obama, a man with a vision
for this world, not just for America! He gives so many on this
planet hope for the future. This Godgiven man wil be the next President of the USA.
America wil be a proud nation again when the elect Barack
as theyr leader.

Is there anything that Obama will not do for money?

I had never given to a presidential campaign before Obama and plan to continue these worthwhile contributions into the fall. His motivational vision, strength, and leadership qualities have inspired many Americans to engage in the political process both attentively and financially. It's truly worth it. Obama '08

Si se puede!

The Obama supporters are still trashing HRC, so what's new.

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Could you people just give us REAL NEWS! Wolfe I can no longer tolerate the sound of your voice – I don't watch the Situation Room anymore, totally because of you and your nonsense AND your bias reporting for the past 16 or 17 months.

Why are people still talking about Hillary Clinton's attacks on Obama and no mention of how Hillary got treated during this campaign. I think Hillary deserved better than that. So somebody called Obama supporters Obamabots. All Obama did was divide people. His speeches of bringing people together is all nonsense. Over ninety percent of black people voted for Obama. You call this bringing people together? Well, maybe bringing people together but for all different purpose than he is trying to portray. Wake up majority of America.

Not all of Obama's supporters are mindless. There are quite a few extremely far left liberals who actually do agree with his socialistic and radical positions … but there are a whole lot of people who are following Obama who don't really know his positions. When I first saw him speak I thought that I could support him, but then I saw how liberal he was and I don't want to live in a European like socialist country. I believe that a very large amount of Obama supporters would stop supporting him if they found out some of his positions, but so many just don't care enough to look, so unfortunately we may be doomed.

How bout Obama quits begging for money from all the people he says he knows are suffering from the high cost of gas. He has more than enough cash to run his campaign through the election.

We supporters ARE pi$$ed at McCain's camp! When will they get it that we are VERY serious about a very serious candidate? McCain has nothing to entice this kind of support so he tries to belittle us and our preference as trite, banal and superficial. "Old", "white", "male" and "connected" (as in "married to money") are finally not the only qualifiers for presidential candidates and almost 2 million donors are proving it daily. Wait till November 4th! (BTW, we also know that "POW" does not an administrator make – a hero, yes; a leader, not so much.)

To Amber: I AM PI$$ED…..!!!!!

I am an intelligent woman, not a mindless fan. The McCain camp is simply jealous because they have a caveman running for president and have no idea how to make the american people like/love him–not even his own party–now that's pathetic!! I do not hear anyone SUPPORTING him just bashing Obama. Don't really like McCain so they are trying to destroy Obama but IT WILL NOT WORK!!!

If only 1/3 of the donators gave $1000 or more, that means that 2/3 is "fueled mainly by small contributions"

That doesn't sound like a "However", looks more like he is right on the money.

This NO different than Obama fans calling Hillary supporters, stupid, dumb, racist, old hags and so on.
I do have to wonder sometimes why people support him. To me his "ideas" and "plans" sound a lot more like Hitler than a US Democrat.
JMHO!

Hmmm …. well if only "close to a third … gave $1,000 or more" than that must mean that close to two-thirds are small contributions under $1,000. Good try on the New York Times and the author of this article to attempt to make the truth look like a lie. Last time I checked my math two-thirds is twice one-third so it would be an accurate statement from the Obama camp that his campaign is fueled mainly by small contributions … that would mean the Obama camp is being truthful!

We have enough of a mind to know. 1. the war in Iraq has destroyed our economy and killed over four thousand young American heroes.
2. That McWar is a hyper aggressive, bitter old man who has already alienated himself from most of the worlds leaders and therefore cannot lead the world forward towards peace.
3. that oil Companies and other Billionaire Corporate CEO's have much more control of our Government than they should have.
4. That mcBush by his own admission does not understand economics and will stay the course on Bush's disasterous path that has left us a trillion dollars in debt.
Other things come to 'mind' but I kept this brief.

The republican ads are one of the main reasons I now give willingly to the Obama camp!! 50 years I voted straight republican–NO MORE. The republican party is the party of smears and fears. The emails I get that smear Obama are going to backfire on the republicans!!! We republicans for Obama know better!!! Obama will win in a landslide!!
Trueth and honesty over evil republicans!!

Doug, the Maureen Dowd piece is a known fraud. Obama's financial roster list has been verified, and your claim is a vicious lie. Stop spreading lies.

Yes by all means, let's use this celebrity status to rake in some money. LOL what morons.

Republican rule #1: Tell the people the opposite of the truth and they will buy it … well, at least some of them will.

It is too bad the democrats don't take the 340 million and dump it into re-building the so called America, they claim to want to take back!! Sure would go a long way in consideration for what will be spent on a lavish DNC in Denver. So much for Robin Hoodless Obama and taking from the rich to give to the poor! Again, all talk and bamboozellement of poor foolish Americans.

Obama supporters loved knocking Clinton supporters. Apparently the only reason all Clinton supporters are not going to Obama is because, get this, they are angry and disgruntled. No thought given to maybe they don't believe Obama is a good candidate. Don't forget they also dismissed West Virginians as racist because the state wetn with Hillary.
I wonder if Obama is worred about support now that he has rejected public financing. He's going to try to milk money out of that ad? 2 million donors and it's proving not enough. That doesn't bode well for the Democrats in November.

Alexander Mooney, you revolting shill for McCain, why don't you show some honest gonads and print the average donation for McCain vs that for Obama?

Doug, New Jersey – it is idiots like you that just convinced me to donate a 5th time. You anti-Obama people are such immature lying losrs. F you all.

The whole world knows that Obama supporters are lemmings. Try to point out any of his well documented failings and they cry and whine that you are either a traitor or a Hillary Clinton supporter. Wake up before it's too late you pathetic zombies.

They are 'mindless fans'.

I look forward to sending this rock star back to the Senate in November.

Talk about calling a spade a spade.Obama has courted and won the support of the mindless supporter,the one who does not question his credentials or accomplishments,but blindly believes his words.And a lot of these Obama-moonies are media personalities.Think you heard it all with the Edwards story?Wait till the Obama stories start coming out.

It's just politics people.

The rest of the world and 49% of americans were left in shock in 2000 and 2004 when we wondered 'what kind of idiots would vote for a guy like Dubya?'

So who cares if they want to smear Obama or his supporters. The only kind of mindless people that will fall for these non-sense ads are already decidedly voting for McShame.

No worries my friends. We just need to keep donating and getting the word out that it is time for a Change…. and even a supposed 'anti-Christ' would be more beneficial for the America and the world than a Republican.

About 90% of the people are nice, honest, and speak maturely about politics, but dont' act like Obama supporters don't do anything wrong.

I like this angle by the Obama camp. Instead of allowing McCain to use his alleged 'celebrity' status against as an anointment of undeserving praise, flip the script and peg McCain as a hater and reckless belittlement against the very people who fuel that status to begin with.

Way to go, Obama. I like it.

Why are the repubs all thick and bloated looking? (Rove,mcsame, the rest)

excess everything…while we haven;t filled our stores in months.

Obama 08!!!!

Doug, New Jersey August 11th, 2008 4:42 pm ET

Is the media going to mention the web donors and the fact that many have come from countries in the Middle East? Didn't think so

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And they call the Obama supporters brainless.

Way to go Obama !!!!! At least someone in his campaign is reading the blogs, posts, here and all over the internet !!!!! It's about time they came out and said it publically. Obama is definitely NO empty suit, and has so demonstrated as much so far. McCain has demonstrated HE IS THE EMPTY SUIT…………..'specially when it comes to foreign policy and character !!!

Obama '08

Mindless fans?? Yup, that about sums it up.

While it's true that you cannot fool all the people all the time, the Junior Senator sure is trying. The emperor is wearing no clothes.

How many times does $25 go into $2300? Oh good, I can make 82 more $25 donations? Wrack them up Mr. Obama, and string 'em up by their you know whats!

Mindless (insanity) is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Thanks but I'm fully recovered already. I think some of Hillary's Clinton cocktail drinking hardcore backers are much more cult-like than anything I've seen in years, and I've been voting for >30 years.

Who wants a president that takes naps? From the NYT:

“What makes the difference, Mr. McCain said, is getting enough rest. ‘If I can sleep in until about 7:30 or 8, then it really helps me,’ he said. ‘I think when I get up real early, like 5:30 or 6, and don’t go to bed until 10, 10:30 or 11, it seems to help me get up a little later in the morning.’”

Do we want a president who's bed time is 10?

There's only one Messiah and his name is not Obama. Barack knows that, and other thinking Americans do too.

Barack has been scrutinized so much. The haters just can't find anything wrong with him…so he must be the Messiah, they say. How foolish, and insulting to his supporters.

Unfortunately for McCain and Hillary supporters, we know there's one Messiah, and one candidate. The two are NOT one in the same.
In fact you could argue that the Messiah, Jesus Christ is helping our candidate Barack Obama to arm himself against the haters.

It's not just the McCain campaign—read the posts here calling Obama supporters Obamabots who are entranced by the "Messiah".

Maybe, just maybe, we are the real Americans. The ones who are sick of the lies of the Republicans who have been in power. The ones who know Afghanistan was necessary but see Iraq as an exercise in hubris by a small-minded president and his henchmen. The ones who want to see this country be responsive to EVERYONE. The ones who think everyone should pay their fair share of taxes and that money should be used to rebuild our infrastructure and give jobs to those who can do the rebuilding.

Instead, we are insulted as "liberals". Remember, liberals brought us civil rights, the vote for everyone, and reasonable working conditions for everyone. But, thanks to Reagan's goons (ie. Lee Atwater) it's an insult meant for anyone who dare disagree with the way this country is being run into the ground. Wake up folks, the Republicans only care about you and your issues when there is an election to be won.

Sen. Obama has a plan for making this country work. Read about it online before spewing that he is an "empty suit". Even if he is, isn't that better than the "empty heads" we have had running this country the last eight years?

The more petty junk like this that I hear from McCain, the more money I donate to Obama. I wasn't so sure a couple months ago, but McCain's ridiculous campaign has made my November choice as clear as crystal.

I cannot believe anyone is defending either one of these jokers, I am not sure who will do more harm to the country. McCain or Obama, these guys are the same old thing we have seen out of Washington for the last fifty years. There is no change from either one. This election has got to be one worst elections in history.

out of all those contributions HOW MANY CAME FROM AMERICAN CITIZENS// the only names i recognize are= TONY REKO…GEORGE SOROS….ALEXI GIANNOULIAS… HUFFINGTON..AND KOS the ad proved its point even without the two women….can't wait to see your sermon at the mount/// will it be on THE WIIII game i liike to play it/// sounds entertaining

I wonder why the media does not report that obamas donors fell from 1.5 million to 750.000 , this was reported in July.

I'm one of the small scale supporters. I'm an Iraq war vet who sent Obama my disability pension two months in a row.

Obama has realized that you get a lot more money if you start with $20 from a million people, rather then $23 million from 10,000 people. The pool he draws from is much deeper.

The good news is that McCain has a lock on the Depends camp! Vote for McCain, he's old and really wrinkly and is a lap dog for Bush & Cheney.

I just sent another $50.

NICE TRY AMBER – I am a supporter and I am PI$$ED – I am smart and can see through you too.

Amber, Magna Cum Laude and Editor of Harvard Law Review. Some "little" lawyer. Let's hear your disagreements on policy and programs. Any fool can spout vitriol.

I gave in "honor" of the Brittany-Paris ad and happy to do so. Paris' response was brilliant. Perhaps McCain will follow Obama's example and e-mail or text his supporter the Veep candidate. Or maybe he'll use morse code since the Internet's apparently "foreign" to him.

oh, please…you couldn't defend your candidate if you wanted too…he has no substance and no accomplishments except of course you count recovering drug addict.

I think it was a smart move and an appropriate response to an inane and silly ad. Imagine trying to convert voters by telling them they're stupid- where's the strategy in THAT?

That's why I call them Obambies
(Obama's Zombies)

I have yet to see an original thought out of them.
When they start thinking for themselves, and stop being mindless minions that just know 3 words, then maybe I'll think that this portrayal of them is wrong. That won't happen

I think the mindless fans are the PUMA's and Hillary bots, their candidate lost and they will still follower her to the grave, tell me that's not frightening.

What "the smart ones can see straight through" is John McCain's shallow pool of lousy ideas and sleazy campaign tactics.

"Obama camp says their donors portrayed as 'mindless fans'"

And they aren't?

Have you guys seen the latest McCain Camp hit job Ad on Obama supporters? Things couldn't get more pathetic!!! He is now going after Obama's sex appeal meanwhile Russia is invading Georgia and there is a fullscale World crisis in the making.It's on the POLITICO WEBSITE!!
How can any sane Republican even support this man? Vote Obama '08 and end this madness!!!

The truly smart ones can see straight through the BS from both sides of the same old fascist (a close coalition between government and big business) coin.

Oh, the Republicans and McCain's supporters have a lot to learn. They can't handle the truth about what McCain is really made of.

Obama's intentions to run for president are obviously good intentions.

McCain is made up all negative comments and nonsense that nobody will benefit nothing from, except for McCain.

Amber u cant be for real! Playing into mcshame's useless words!

I can tell you that there are many like myself that have given more than a $1000 to Senator Obama's campaign that are still "small donors." I have never given to another campaign, I'm not rich and I don't work for any political organization — Nevertheless, the stakes are so high that I feel compelled to donate despite the personal financial strain. Similarly, my mother, who is a retired teacher has also given close to if not over a $1000. When things are this important and the country has such a rare opportunity to unite around a person of this caliber, people just have dig deep.

McCain can go bankrupt putting on trivial ads like the Britney one, but the rest of America is working on real problems. I'll just keep switching the channel. I was really hoping that McCain would keep his pledge to keep to the issues, but it seems he has gotten comfortable down in the mud. It really is a shame.

I dont care, I am sending my $25 bucks. Win or loose, at least we stopped the clintons.

Everybody hates lawyers. Why the adulation for Obama? He's the slickest of them all.

Amber, get over it you whiny girl. And I for one don't like being thought of as a mindless follower because I am not. I am very informed on the issues and would love to sit down with ANY of you Obama haters and have a real debate about these two candidates because I would make you look silly.

Ha! This is exactly the thing Obama should be doing. While he's out there meeting with world leaders, meeting with the most influencial and best economic minds in the country, and most importantly meeting with the american ppl, Mccain is out there doing nothing but typical republican smear tactics. Seriously, if Mr. Straight Talk would do something other than make negative attacks and campaign ads then maybe ppl would feel more comfortable with him. Obama is campaigning brilliantly.

What Plouffe says is true – Obama's opponents (PUMA psychos as well as Republicans) do try to portray his supporters as mindless fans. Otherwise, where else would the stupid and irritating "Obamabots" label come from, a label that is itself simplistic and mindless?

Susan~ I concur 100% on your way of deciding on whom to vote for. If everyone would do their homework and actually pay attention to the candidates, we may not be where we are at today.
Nicely said.

The Obama Campaign is spot on. I felt that I was portrayed in a bad light as an Obama supporter by that ad. The ad was disingenuous and silly, but insulting to my candidate and his supporters. It is funny how the media has cited over and over again that Obama's supporters tend to be highly educated people, yet the McCain Campaign tries to portray us as stupid sheep following a bad leader. You cannot have it both ways. Obama supporters are smart and motivated and will carry the day for the Senator. The real test of our candidate and his supporters will be known on November 4th! Yes WE Can!!! Obama '08 Off to donate to my candidate, the best choice for President…..

I think the term "mindless" came out of Obama's camp, not McCain's ad. In psychology, a person's first response is usually what he or she really thinks.

Amber, shut up. That is exactly what McCain is doing. Drink some more Hater-Aid!

I rather take 2M donors than so called "18M Supporters".

Again the main stream news fails to report that in contrast to Obama, over 3/4 of McCain's fundraising came from donors who gave $1000 or more.

Well yeah, of course McCain's ad was condescending, but isn't that his M.O.?
We Obama supporters aren't mindless fans at all. We are well-informed and are engaged in the political process. Hell, for simply bothering to learn about the issues facing our country and not accepting the garbage that Washington has been feeding us, we've been branded as "elites". We're hardly the types of folks who go for all that Britney/Paris teenybopper crap.
His latest email won't get me to donate more, as I'm saving to go to Denver in a couple of weeks, but I'll certainly encourage my friends and family to give.

Finally, speaking about facts is a blessing.
Facts that no one can spin is a blessing.
Fact about your own history is a blessing.
Found now until NOV 2008.
Dragnet! The facts-Just the facts!

AMEN Amber…
I'm not excited about either of these guys at this point but Obama has become more deceptive than any of them. He pretends to be a nice guy but he is ruthless. Hope he doesn't turn that on the American people if he becomes Pres…which unfortunately it appears he will.
His campaign manager knows this Country is ALL about celebrity. Almost nothing gets more attention or money out of the people than the Celebrities… this poor me attitude of his and his Campaign is really exhausting as well as BS….

We're with you Barack. I went to a fundraiser this weekend. It was fun; the house was overlooked the beach and was gorgeous. Barack's campaign is helping me to meet some fascinating people. I love it.

This is a great country.

Obama 08 and beyond.

Amber, he doesn't need to convince them: McCain supporters have been portraying Obama's supporters as mindless cultists since the beginning of the campaign. Everyone can attest to that.

Your criticism completely missed the mark, I'm afraid.

I see a point John McCain was trying to make with Britney Spears/Paris Hilton ad. Why is it Obama gets treated as a celebrity, unlike all other presidential candidates that were before him. You can't even say anything bad about Obama otherwise he gets too aggressive and vengeful in your face instead of being diplomatic just like any other president is expected to be. I'd say America is not ready for a black president. CNN even if you choose not to post my comment but this is becoming all too obvious ounce all the rhetoric speeches will start falling to the side.

If the previous ad wasn't a direct shot at Obama's supporters the new one out today certainly is… I think Obama should continue to point out that McCain is belittling over half of potential voters that are leaning toward Obama right now..

I am one of the people who has given over $1,000 – and that is way more than I have ever donated to any political campaign before. I have given it in donations of $25 to $200 over the last year.

So I think 1/3 donating over $1,000 does not mean Obama is drawing on big political donors – it just means that he is getting donations from all sorts of people who are new to the idea of donating to political candidates. Some can afford to give less, some more.

Obama, you've got it all WRONG.

McCain's comments had nothing to do with your supporters, as a matter of fact, he has praised them in the paast.

It have everything to do with YOU and how shallow and empty YOU are!!

the smart ones can see right through the bs and know its mccain shoveling it out.

If only obama had the brains of Paris Hilton this election wouldn't be so scary.

WHAT I AM SURPRISED AT IS THAT HER MOTHER DID

NOT DEFEND HER DAUGHTER MORE VIGOROUSLY

AND ASK FOR HER DONATION BACK.

I am just so mindless that another $200 is off today for Obama. Anyone else??
We airheads do not want to disappoint John and his more experienced ,close-minded, mature following. In fact, I feel guilty being 60 and donating to such an elitist/celebrity group as we Obama Supporters. I know one thing …. if Obama is not elected, all of Older Folks had better get prepared for a very bitter pill in the near future.

You know Senator Obama, no one called your supporters mindless. You need to quit playing the "poor me/race card" whenever you feel it will become advantageous to your cause, which appears to be something you will do with increasing frequency.

You appear to have a Napoleonic complex mixed with a high degree of dramatic "poor me."

Senator McCain is not Hillary Clinton and doesn't need to be along those lines. He will continue to grill you and disrob you to the electorate.

Your campaign is being run by a small mind.

That is one conclusion you can draw the McCain camp's argument: if Obama is clueless, then those who support him are clueless, too. Then again, I suspect you're one of those for whom everything Obama does, up to and including breathing, cellular mitosis and hair growth, is objectionable. How about "nice try, McCain. attempting to get your supports to think Obama is vapid… the smart ones can see straight through this B.S."

Pipe down Amber sounds like your the one getting pi$$ed been so your wrinkly old rotten man is starting to get trounced. You won't stand a chance soon.

It's what McCain did when he topped $20 million in June.
Once again proving, Amber, that McCain is coddled (perhaps that's appropriate given his advanced years) while Obama is hit regardless of which way he goes.
So, I say, march on and do your best, trusting in God to deliver you to the place He has in store for you.

Well-don't worry-just look at the recent polls-McCain has closed in!!
His antics and campaign are being scene for what they are worth..
To kind of borrow a line from one of his "mentors"….."Obama's chickens…have come home to roost"

Once again someone wants to distort the truth even when it is right in front of you (Amber) look again at the comment :mainly small contributions 2/3 and 1/3 from those giving $1,000.00 or more. As you (Amber) say the SMART ONES can see through YOUR BS. People don't be fooled by the lies/fear this time vote OBAMA and DEMOCRATS.

I've yet to see anyone actually supporting McCain; all I see are people against Obama or for Obama. Is there such thing as a McCain supporter or is McCain simply a protest vote?

Message to Barack from a supporter: (in case he reads it, haha) take this moment in history to show that you're not like Bush. Come home from your vacation early (your family will understand) and come to Washington to confront this international crisis in Georgia.

Do that, rise to the call and you'll jump 5 points overnight!

He'll try to win by hook or by crook and I do mean crook. We all can see what he is really about. It's the media that making up all these individual donors. We know who the real donors are. The DNC. They will do anything to get into power…even throw him under the bus.

Where is Hillary. I loved her.

I gave Obama $100 because of the ad called "The One" where McCain tries to imply that Obama is the anti-Christ. As a Christian, I am very offended.

I find McCain's remarks and his campaigns remarks childish. He would rather throw insults than talk about issues that we care about.
He needs to get his head out of the sand.

TYPO: SERIOUS CURRENT EVENTS !!!!

THAT HAS BEEN OUR POINT ALL ALONG.

MCSENILE WAS DISLOYAL TO MOST AMERICANS

AS WELL AS TO PARIS HILTON'S MOTHER WHO

SUPPORTS MCNOTHING, & SHE SHOULD ASK

FOR HER MONEY BACK.

Well, aren't WE precious?!?

Your fans were portrayed as mindless. They ARE mindless. That's why you're all upset – because this ad really hit home.

Why did it hit home? Because it's spot on, that's why.

Pouting about an ad, really. GROW UP.

Switching to McCain was THE BEST THING I EVER DID!

I donated 300 more dollars to the Obama camp after seeing those sleezy McCain ads. It was insulting for a guy who promised a civil campaign.

Though the New York Times reported last week close to a third of the Obama campaign's fundraising receipts has come from donors who gave $1,000 or more.

HAHAHA…I knew there weren't THAT many obamatards wasting $5 and $10.

He's right – all McCain's campaign has done is focus on Obama. Why aren't they putting out ads that highlight their strengths, like Obama does?

It's because there is a small percentage of voters – 5% or less – that actually respond to these negative ads. McCain wants to swing those 5% his way, and he'll stoop as low as he can to get them. He can't beat Obama on the things that matter – policies, judgment, appeal, and vision.

we're not mindless.we are the smart ones.

McCain has ran a very dishonorable campaign and he will fall hard and hopefully he will reitre after this to the nursing home he belongs in. McCain is everything BUT honorable.

I hope it works.

I sent more money this morning. I'm tired of these Republicans playing ignorant and expecting everyone else to follow suit. Time to take back the White House and get this nation heading in the right direction.

his supporters should already be pissed at mcsame

Nice try Amber,

But Plouffe is right. McCain is disrepecting millions of Americans.

And Obama's not a 'little lawyer' as you would love to believe.
He is an internationally known and admired figure.

I know this burns you up, to see such a man as him viewed positively.

Welcome to the 21st century. This isn't the 1800s anymore.

Deal with it or continue to suffer the psychological pain under which you are now suffering.

The Obama campaign is correct. The GOP is trying to paint a picture that Obama represents the "Youth of tomorrow", which are young and mindless and "NOT READY TO LEAD". Stevie Wonder can even see what the GOP is trying to do. The GOP have nothing and they know they have 90 days and counting before they are gone!

I love how anyone who is for Obama is an idiot. College elite who are out of touch. Only in America can someone go to college, graduate and be disparaged by the lowest common denominator. Give me a freakin break! I don't apologize for working my tail off to graduate from college.

Too later Amber, we already are

Worked me. I'll be donating tonight.

Obviously, his mindless fans will respond to this latest ploy and donate. If Obama wanted people with minds to donate, he base his fundraising on his positions and not his celebrity. Of course, "catch 22″, those are the people who are smart enough to remember his reversal on using public financing as he now attempts to buy the White House.

Not going to work. The McCain campaign hit a nerve and Obama's reactions are only showing his urgent need to dispel the image.

It is fairly insulting by the McCain campaign to basically call all Obama supporters "sheep", for lack of a better word.

I live in a very liberal area of Ohio, just north of OSU's campus.. and I will say most of the Obama fans in my neighborhood are mindless… A couple of weeks ago, I had a few come by my door and wanted to talk to me about the Obama campain…well being a registered democrat I decided to talk, but when it came down to any specific issue they couldent address a single questions that wasnt related to fantasy land.

Sorry Amber, by using the "celebrity" analogy, John McCain did just that – insult a large portion of the public. It was a childish move.

barack ur vote people
Obama 08!

You are closed minded Amber and anyone who actually falls for McCain's ads that look as though a 3 year old wrote them, you have a lot of growing up to do.

Ah, that reminds me. I need to donate my monthly $30 to Obama.

Still haven't figured out what's wrong with being popular and attending good schools. Tell me again who's "out of touch". The guy worth $200 million with 8 houses and flies around on his wife's plane, or the guy who just paid off his student loans a few years ago?

Maybe some of the Obama donors were offended by that McCain ad because it made them realize they were worshipping "a star" vs. supporting a candidate that might actually help our country.

Finally a Democrat that is not afraid to go after Republicans. That is what the Democrats have been missing since Bill Clinton. He is taking right to them and they are getting pissed. I love it.

Actually I think the Big Oil and Big Insurance lobbyist donors are pretty smart folks. They like the idea of an Empty Suit. Truth hurts.

Ae you mindless if Obama tells you that you are not mindless and you don't question it?

Obama can end McCain with one sentence:

"Mccain engaged in several extramarital affairs while married to his first wife."

Hey Amber, way to back up your statements, I mean its such a given that everyone who disagrees with you must be stupid. The republicans have owned stupid for soooo long its easy to lose sight of it.

McCain obtained an Arizona marriage license on March 6, 1980 to marry Cindy Hensley, even though at the time he was still legally married to his first wife, Carol.

History has showed that Christians in the past were considered zealots and misinformed idiots. Today, we know different. Be careful how you typecast people, they may be the ones to change the world.

Want to bet McCain opts out of public financing? Oh wait, he couldn't raise a dime on his own. And Obama supporters don't need anyone telling them what to think about the attack and smear tactics of McCain. Anyone can see that McCain is all about attack (war) and very light on thought (presenting his own agenda). Shoot first and ask questions later. He is all about waging war of one kind or another. I doubt that he will see a surge in his numbers at any point in his lifetime.

Most are mindless, why else would they vote for a junior senator with no experience.

OMG! Isn't he just dreamy?? He's got his own special seal and latin catch phrase!! The germans just LOVED him at ObamaFest 2008! yes we can! yes we can! yes we can! yes we can! yes we can! yes we can!

Why does this argument sound familiar? Ah, yes, Senator Obama already tried it against Hillary Clinton in the debates. After that, she started to win primary after primary. Stop recycling strategy, Plouffe. We see right through it.

Seriously, this is getting ridiculous… Yeah, we know that the Republicans try some backhanded and dirty tricks, but it's stuff like this that bothers me… We see that he tries to act all benevolent, but in reality it's a fire right back at McCain…. I don't want to hear their petty squabbling, I want to hear what they plan on doing for this country, and what they plan on doing to better it, and to be honest… I'd like to know what they'd do about this whole ordeal in Georgia now… So please, stay on the course of action and stop bickering! I know it's politics, but you advocate for better, Obama, show it!

Nice try, Obama. All campaigns have a little bit of "smear" to them. Yours against McCain is NO different. Grow up

pardon my spelling lol "for stopping"

And that's why McCain keeps saying these negative things over and over again, because we are supposedly too stupid to figure things out for ourselves. He hopes that if we hear all the negative things enough, we will have a lightbulb go off over our heads. REally, Sen. McCain we are adults and can think for ourselves. I hear what you are saying, but I'm not buying it.

Wow, how far this exploitation of the innocent and naive in our country is going to continue? This Obama fellow is worse than Alcapone!!!! Is this some sort of mafia operation that is driving this no body of a guy ahead so far? Wake up people, they are playing with your minds and counting on your innocence to push forward in their battle to ruin our nation and make a joke of our politics!

Amber seems to not read the comments against Obama supporters on these same pages.

I will admit that some supporters can be a bit harsh and/or brutal against some others, even other Dem supporters for other candidates, but at the end of the day we're all still one people voting for the man who will lead us back from the dark Bush Republican days.

I for one put my vote behind Obama, if he doesn't do the job then next 4 years I'll vote in someone who I think will. I don't see how giving this to McCain who steps in line with Bush's policies for the next 4 is supposed to help us.

that is exactly what they are…mindless bots.

they should see the video on youtube:

The Lord of the Democrats – it's a GREAT representation of them.

Aren't they?

I was insulted by the Commercial with Barack, Paris and Brittney. I'm have blonde hair. I think it was an insult to all women at any age or any hair color. We are nothing but airheads to McCain.

McCain is a waste. I'm making another donation to Barack Obama.

Wait, didn't Obama come out with his own little "celebrity" ad portraying McCain as Washington's biggest celebrity? Seems to be a little hypocritical.

Do you hear violins playing in the background??? Your stunt is not working—- YOU KNOW DARN WELL – the ad was talking about OBAMA….. IF NOT GO WATCH THE CLIP AGAIN…..

GO MCCAIN 08…..

The GOP is stupid and their smug attitude will cost them the 2008 election, what with nominating the ancient Bush clone and continuing to pander to the lunatic christian fringe.

Brainless Bush has screwed this country royally all for the sake of BIG OIL.

See, we're not mindless at all.

Well – if the shoe fits! Can anyone explain why they don't understand Obama doesn't have enough delegates for the nomination either? Can anyone explain why they don't "get it" that overturning the will of the people applies to Obama's nomination too? Can anyone explain why they stick by him no matter how much he changes his positions?

What a visionary campaign! A thing of beauty! Yu can count on my money! Hoping to ‘max out’ or my country if I’m able.

SMART ones anyway failed to see through this BS …
I hope this guy will leave a change in our pocket. He is trying to get as much as he can. Watch out AMERICA.

Oh yes! we know the McCain Camp insults Americans on a daily basis.He thinks we do not know the implication of his attacks, but we do. Dats the Maverick way,the smooth insults.McCain is very smooth…..Left his real wife for a mistress and she is still alive!(Evangelicans detest that)….. Wont realease his Mistress's tax returns like all others couples did, renting his family jet to himself and we paid for it…..while he preaches anti-corruption.
If i continue i will be here all day long. We know you are insulting us and our choices McCain, we will respond with our votes come Nov.

OBAMA 08′

His camp is not alone. Many of his supporters on these blogs say the same exact thing on a daily basis. Most likely, that is where McCain got the idea in the first place.

I will donate again right away. I would rather be an Obama fan than a McCain fan any day.

McCain is a liar, a cheat and a war monger.

Amazing!! McCain is attacked for using the 'celebrity' issue, while Obama's campaign is doing the exact same thing as 'retaliation'. Grow up, candidates, and give us something real to base our votes on.

To Georgie,

Keep your bitterness, it will only encourage Hillary to run again, and again for the next twenty years. Whatever it takes to get her back into the White House, she’ll do. As for the rest of the world, we're moving on.

Hillary is the experienced one? She ran her campaign into the ground. She lied about events that were covered on the news, and she threw her loyal base under the bus.

John is experienced? He voted for the war, as did Hillary and they are still standing behind their positions. He voted the same as George Bush 95% of the time, and cheated and left his first wife, who was ill at the time.

So you have to ask yourself, experience in doing what? The two of them certainly don't have experience in running presidential campaigns, now do they. Unfortunately for you, you have to win a campaign in order to be president–unless you're from China.

Obama 08

Barack Obama is not "A Celebrity"… I left Europe because the Arab's were moving in so fast, they were very slowly becoming; the Majority..
The Arab's in Europe accept Obama, as their Hero…But to people like me, who lost their home to this Garbage… Obama is a Pretender, and a compleat destuction the life I Knew as a Kid….

McCain is running a childish campaign. He's become so desperate because of his consistent deficit in the polls that all he can do is launch petty attacks against Senator Obama.

He's lost all his appeal from 2000. He spent eight years kissing up to Bush and the right wing so he could finally get the nomination…too bad for him, because now he's going to lose.

By the way, Senator McCain, it was nasty of you to make that joke at a GOP fundraiser about how ugly Chelsea Clinton is. Just like it was nasty for you to dump your first wife when she gained weight from car wreck injuries.

Women of America will united against anti-choice anti-woman candidates.

To be honest, I haven't met one supporter who knows what Obama plans on "changing"

I'm a smart one, Amber, and I only see that McCain is an angry old man who'd really not that aware of what's happening around him.

LANDSLIDE OBAMA!

Presidential campaign is all about money in America. Money-less people cannot contest. This the reality. Obama is able to raise more funds means he is the winner and McCain is the loser.

McCain's un-political comparison of Obama with celebs is a sign that McCain has nothing to offer and losing his support among voters.

Yeah, Amber, add to the negative hysteria out there; why bother acting adult in something so insignificant as who is the next POTUS?

To say that it is insulting isn't too strong. I think that the ad shows that the McCain campaign isn't sure what they can run on at this point. Until they do, then there is little that they can really say at all other than "Obama's a bad guy."

As for the number of donors, I think that shows that more people are getting involved. That is something that we all need to do if the country is really going to stay in the hands of the people.

I'm a lifelong Democrat who says that Obama's donors are mindless fans.

Barack Obama: The International Paris Hilton of Politics

PLACE HILLARY CLINTON IN NOMINATION!

Knoxville

The McCain people do nothing but lash out at the Obama campaign and attempt to ridicule them because they don't have a campaign of their own. They brought on a number of "Bush" people to do just that, since it was successful in getting and keeping Bush in office. But Americans have seen and heard it all before and it is unlikely to get the same result this time around. Obama is right……we need a change.

Is the media going to mention the web donors and the fact that many have come from countries in the Middle East? Didn't think so

McBush and his smear campaign have made me eternally grateful that I'm a democrat, and not a republican. His viscious attack ads have been pointed at anyone remotely connected with Obama, and he has shown just what a unprincipled,dishonest person he really is. I would be very hesitant to admit that he was representing my party if I were an honest republican. So much for his saying that he would run an honest campaign. All he does is attack and distort the truth.

How pathetic… Now he can't fight his own battles he has to drag his supporters in. This is the man that all the Obama lovers want as President. Spare me!!!!!!!!!!

STAND STRONG
for CHANGE

OR

FALL HARD
for the SAME!!!!

But this media "affair" raises a more serious question. If John Edwards' infidelity is news, and he's not a candidate for anything, why isn't John McCain's? He reportedly had numerous affairs in the years after returning home from Vietnam to a beautiful wife who had been disfigured in a car accident, and ultimately, by his own reports, he zeroed in like a laser on beautiful a 25-year-old heiress upon meeting her one evening in 1979 while he was still married, promptly lied to her about his age, and almost as promptly left his wife for her. We all extol John McCain for enduring 5 years of extreme hardship in Vietnam. But aren't his first wife's circumstances much like Elizabeth Edwards'? After all, the first Mrs. McCain waited in agony (and presumably fidelity) during those five long years for her beloved husband to return from Vietnam, raising their children while he was away and undergoing dozens of painful operations herself, only to be repaid by a philandering husband who ultimately left her for a younger woman.

i'M SENDING MORE MONEY TODAY..

Obama 08/12

Who cares how many "little people" Obama has. It McCain's Corp friends that will take this election.

Amber, its true… he is stating the facts

OBAMA CAMPAIGN SAID THE MCCAIN PEOPLE SAID OBAMA DONORS ARE MINDLESS – OBAMA CAMPAIGN RESORTING TO POLITICS OF OLD. SO ARE THEY SAYING THAT BRITNEY AND PARIS FANS ARE MINDLESS?

It's scary to see how vicious and immoral many of these McCain supporters are. Their hateful and immoral posts are truely a poor example of what America is supposed to be about. At one time I thought the Republican party relished their self proclaimed position of the Moral Majority. I just don't see that to be the case anymore.

If McCain calls these people his kind, then I want NOTHING to do with him and his followers.

I'm voting Obama until /unless McCain can lead his kind, including his hatefilled minions into some morally responsible direction.

From the beginning of these "Rovian" attack ads, I have felt they are a slap in the face to Obama supporters. I thought McCain was going to run a decent campaign. He is no better than Bush; he lets Rove's people into his campaign and run it into the ground.

Hey Amber, thanks for motivating me to send money in, I was having second thoughts due to my financial circumstance's but thanks for clearing my head.

Sorry 'AMBER' but in case you can't read so well….its the smart ones who have been his most ardent supporters. These are the facts!

Pick Sen. Clinton, if not, Democrat is very difficult to win in November.

People and their money do not part easily. I think the donors know what they are doing!

Obama '08

One camp relies on the nation’s ignorance and the other camp relies on one’s intelligence. It will be a tight race.

Obama supporters are "mindless fans"; if the description fits, use it!

To support Obama, you can't be using your brain. Supporting Obama makes no sense; his policies and ideas run counter to what this country was based upon. It's a shame that Socialism is being welcomed into our great country with open arms.

Personally, I prefer the term "lemmings" to describe Obama fans as it describes their behavior perfectly. They will follow each other over the cliff that would be Obama's presidency all the while thinking everything is "a-okay"…

This is what we have been hearing all along. Clinton supporters loved knocking Obama supporters as Obamabots…..like there was no thought to why we supported him….just enthralled! McCain picked up right where Clinton left off with attacks not just on Obama but those of us who think he might be just what the contry needs to restore out dignity!

It's not just McCain's campaign ads that are spreading this. It's all over CNN and other blogs as well–accusing anyone that supports Obama as being mindless, following him blindly as if he were some sort of Messiah. It is insulting! I have been voting since 1972, study the candidates and decide each time who I think will be best for America. Some times it's a Republican, some times it's a Democrat and this time, hands down (no matter what Clinton supporters or McCain supporters say) it's Obama.